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Where does “musikgenre” come from?

musikgenre (Danish) comes from Danish genre, from French genré, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

musikgenre (Danish): A music genre, a conventional category that...

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  1. A music genre, a conventional category that...

Ancestry of “musikgenre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgenregenre, a special type of literature, music or art...
2Frenchgenrégenric
3Old Frenchgendre—
4Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
5Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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